Categories: Fruit

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled Stilton cheese
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 8 peeled Bartlett pears (about 3 3/4 pounds)
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon port

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Combine sugar and butter in a small bowl, and stir until well blended. Add cheese, cranberries, and pecans; stir well.

3. Cut 1 inch off stem end of each pear; reserve top. Remove core from stem end, and scoop out about 2 tablespoons pulp from each pear half to form a cup, using a melon baller or spoon. If necessary, cut about 1/4 inch from base of pears so they will sit flat. Place the pears in a 13 × 9-inch baking dish. Fill each pear with about 2 tablespoons sugar mixture, and replace top on each.

4. Combine juice and port in a small bowl; pour into baking dish. Bake pears at 375° for 30 minutes or until tender. Serve warm.

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